Running Away From Mr. Stalker - COMPLETED #Wattys2015

Chapter 19

Hailey POV

The reason why I didn't want to drive separately with Chris to the hospital was I wanted to get to know him more. Maybe I was really wrong about him. Maybe.

Chris led me to his shiny black BMW in the parking lot. I smiled at him as I got in the front seat of his car while he opened the door for me. "Gentleman now, aren't we?" I remarked. "You should be happy that I'm being nice to you." Chris replied, smirking. After he closed the front seat door, he jogged to the driver's seat. His car smells exactly like mine. Apple. I couldn't help but breathe in the scent.

Chris surprised me when he suddenly leaned in closer to me. His eyes were staring at me while he smiled. He then reached out his hand. His deep blue eyes were still staring at me which made me a bit uncomfortable. It looked like he was about to kiss me. I closed my eyes from the thought. A few moments later, I heard a lock click. I opened my eyes to see Chris lean at his seat while he raised an eyebrow at me.

 "Seat belt. You forgot to put it on." Chris concluded. Why the heck did he just think that he was about to kiss me? I shook my head to remove the thought running on my mind. "Oh."  I replied while looking down at my feet. It was pretty obvious that I looked really embarrassed. "You seem to look disappointed. What's wrong?" Chris observed. Now did I? Did I want him to kiss me?

"It's n-nothing... can we, um, go now?" I suggested. I was still avoiding eye contact from him. Chris just paused for a moment. I felt his eyes still staring at me.

"I get it. You thought-" before I could let him continue his statement, I placed my hand on his mouth. I knew what he was about to say. "Shut it, okay! Just shut up, Chris!" I scolded. He grabbed my hand and removed it from his mouth. He then grabbed my head and placed his lips on mine. His kiss was just like last time. It was slow and gentle.  

I melt into him as his fingers tangle in my hair. My mouth opens to his, and our tongues meet for the briefest instance before he pulls away. Both of us were now panting and the car's windows were starting to blur due to the steam our breaths produced. He kissed me and I kissed him back. There was no doubt that I looked red as a tomato.

When our breathing was back to normal, Chris looked at me once more. I looked at him and found laughter under his deep blue eyes. It wasn't laughter. It was happiness. "You can't deny that you don't want me to kiss you, Hailey." Chris remarked. He was right. I couldn't deny the fact that I wanted him to kiss me. But I was sure of one thing... I wasn't going to fall in love with him.

One broken heart was enough for me. I decided a long time ago that I wouldn't fall for another man's trick again. I promised myself to be more extra careful when it comes to love. The thing happening between Chris and I is just a fling. Nothing more, nothing less.

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The ride to the hospital was awkward and silent for a while when Chris turned on the radio. The first song that came out from the radio was Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran. It was my favorite song. I could feel Chris glance at me while I looked outside the window and listened to my favorite song.  

 

CHRIS POV

I glanced at Hailey while both of us listened to the song playing on the radio. I believe she liked the song by the way she murmured the lyrics under her breath. "And darling I will be loving you 'til we're 70. And baby my heart could still fall as hard at 23. And I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways. Maybe it's all part of a plan. I'll just keep on making the same mistakes, hoping that you'll understand."

 I couldn't help but sing along as well. "So honey now, take me into your loving arms, kiss me under the light of a thousand stars, place your head on my beating heart. I'm thinking out loud. Maybe we found love right where we are," She looked at me the moment I glanced at her. There was a spark in her eyes that made me stare at her.  It looked as if I was staring straight into clear blue water from Hawaii but it went from the outside of the eye to the inside dark to light, looked as if you would sink into them.

 "Focus on the road, Chris." Hailey ordered. I chuckled and did as she commanded. I hummed the other parts of the song as I focused on the road.

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